سُوْرَةُ مَرْيَمَ
Surah Maryam (19) — Ayah 10
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱجْعَل لِّىٓ ءَايَةً ۚ قَالَ ءَايَتُكَ أَلَّا تُكَلِّمَ ٱلنَّاسَ ثَلَـٰثَ لَيَالٍ سَوِيًّا ﴿10﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
[Zakariyyâ (Zachariah)] said: "My Lord! Appoint for me a sign." He said: "Your sign is that you shall not speak unto mankind for three nights, though having no bodily defect."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
رَبِّ
rabbi
My Lord
ٱجْعَل
ij'ʿal
Make
لِّىٓ
lī
for me
ءَايَةًۭ ۚ
āyatan
a sign
قَالَ
qāla
He said
ءَايَتُكَ
āyatuka
Your sign
أَلَّا
allā
(is) that not
تُكَلِّمَ
tukallima
you will speak
ٱلنَّاسَ
l-nāsa
(to) the people
ثَلَـٰثَ
thalātha
(for) three
لَيَالٍۢ
layālin
nights
سَوِيًّۭا
sawiyyan
sound
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
10. 1. By "nights" is meant, day and night, and "سَوِیاًّ" means absolutely sound, healthy, that is, there will be no illness that would prevent you from speaking. But even then, if you are unable to speak with your tongue, then understand that the days of glad tidings are near.
